Hair-fastener.



No. 662,949. Patented Dec. 4,1900. 8. B. LEDEREB.

HAIR FASTENER.

(Application filed Sept. 7, 1900.1

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 662,949, dated December4, 19cc.

Application filed September 7, 1900- Serial No. 29,271. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENEDICT B. LEDERER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of RhodeIsland, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Hair Claspsor Brooches, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to that class of hair ornaments and brooches whichare retained in place by means of pin-tongues, and particularly to thosepins having a body or face composed of frangible material, such aspearl, celluloid, horn, &c.

The clasps now in use resemble ordinary brooch-pins, and their structurepresents numerous projections and interstices whereby the hair isaccidentally engaged, torn, and tangled.

My device has for its object the correction of these evils; and to thatend it consistsin the novel construction and arrangement of partsillustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is abackelevation of my new clasp; Fig. 2, a vertical transverse section of thesame on line a: m, Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a transverse section of the same online z c, Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is a plan of the inclosing shell; Fig. 5, aplan of the shell with pin-tongue engaged; Fig. 6, a like view withinserted spring, and Fig. 7 a plan of the completed pin and joint readyfor attachment to the clasp-body.

In the drawings like letters of reference refer to like partsthroughout.

The construction of my pin is as follows: A clasp-body A of any desireddesign or material is selected, but preferably of pearl, which-istransversely pierced in three places a a a for the insertion of pins.The pin and joint parts are next constructed and assembled as follows:An inclosing shell 0 is struck up out of thin metal, having its bottompierced with two small holes a and a rectangular opening d, the latterflanked by rectangular depressions e on either side to form a bearingfor the end of the pin-tongue. pronounced depressions b b, stampedherein, are found to facilitate the action of the parts. The pin-tongueB consists of a broad body with an abruptly tapering point i, piercedOther less with a hole 0, having a T-shaped end on, rec tangular incross-section, which serves asan' axis forthe pin-tongue. The pin-tonguemember is next engaged with the inclosing shell,

ing in the bearings e. A flat spring a is next laid overthe parts thusassembled, Fig. 6, and the upright wall of the inclosing shell 0 isrolled over inwardly and bears upon the face of the spring, thusretaining the latter in place, Fig. 7. The parts thus assembled areattached to the clasp-body thus: The inclosing shell 0-, with itsattached parts, is placed upon a convenient part of the clasp-body A.Plus 9' are passed through the openings at of the body A and theopenings 0 of the shell 0, with their heads 3 abutting upon theclasp-body and their ends projecting slightly above the shell 0. Overeach of these projecting pin ends is applied a small tube 25, which isunited with the pin projection by solder dropped into the annular spacebetween the tube and pin. I next pass a file across the exposed ends ofthe tubes and pins to bring them more nearly flush with the inclosingshell.

The point of the pin-tongue is protected from lateral displacement by'apin 1) passing through the openings a of the body and 0 of the pin-tongue and held in position by the washer w.

The clasp thus constructed presents no obnoxious projections, relieves adelicate body or face of all strain, and has a positive tongue action.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A hair clasp or brooch, consisting of a body, an inclosing shell withrectangular bearings, a pin-tongue having a T-shaped base rectangular inc'rosssection mounted in said bearings, a pin projecting from the backof the clasp-body adapted to register with an opening in the pin-tongue,the said shell inclosing the bearing and pivot of the tongue, as setforth.

2. In a hair clasp or brooch, the'combination of a body, an inclosingcase attached to .said' body, a pin-tongue capable of positive actionmounted in hearings in said case, a pin projecting from the back of theclasp-body and adapted to register with an opening in as shown in Fig.5, with its axial end m rest-' the pin-tongue, and tubes inelosing thepins pivot of the pin and held by'said shell, all 10 which secure thecase to the body, as and for substantially as shown and described.

the purpose specified. In testimony whereof I have affixed my sig- 3.The hairclasp or brooch herein described nature in presence of twowitnesses. 5 consisting of a body of frangible material, an

inclosing shell attached to said body, pins for I BENEDICT LEDERER'securing said parts together, tubes inclosing Witnesses: said pins, apin-tongue mounted in bearings WILLARD U. LANSING, Within said shell,and aspring placed over the HORATIO E. BEL LOWS.

